Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1999 23:54:12 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> To: Rick Siple <RickSiple@mpainc.com> Cc: "Questions (E-mail)" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Boot FreeBSD 3.x from NT boot loader Message-ID: <19990420235411.D252@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <8FCA4DE144C8D211A4D30090273D14196F14@BLUE>; from Rick Siple on Tue, Apr 20, 1999 at 05:22:23PM -0400 References: <8FCA4DE144C8D211A4D30090273D14196F14@BLUE>
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On Tue, Apr 20, 1999 at 05:22:23PM -0400, Rick Siple wrote: > I was looking for information of which file generated by compiling > the code under /usr/src/sys/boot/i386 represented the boot blocks. The > instructions I found on the web page said to use one of the files generated > from compiling the source in /usr/src/sys/i386/boot/biosboot. Specifically > using the file called boot.nohdr, the 2.2.x boot blocks. Your method, > however, would work just as well. > Although I was hoping for something using the cp command instead of > the dd command, for novice users. cp seems to have less potential for > damage than dd. dd(1) should be safe, as long as you make sure the input file (if=) is the disk (/dev/r<whatever>) and the output file (of=) is a regular file (e.g. /mnt/BOOTSECT.BSD). It's when you make the output file the raw disk that you'll start regretting it ;-) > Thanks again. I'll use your method and continue investigating. > > __________ > Rick Siple > ricksiple@mpainc.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Ovens [mailto:marko@uk.radan.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 4:37 PM > To: Rick Siple > Cc: Questions (E-mail) > Subject: Re: Boot FreeBSD 3.x from NT boot loader > > > On Tue, Apr 20, 1999 at 04:05:12PM -0400, Rick Siple wrote: > > 2) Updated instructions for using the NT boot loader. > > The aforementioned instructions basically said to used the > > boot.nohdr file generated by compiling the boot manager itself. Put this > > file on the NTFS partition where the NT loader can find it and add an > entry > > for the file to the NT boot.ini. This is the same mechanism used to dual > > boot NT/95 except instead of using boot.nohdr NT copies the standard MBR > to > > a file for use by the NT boot loader. So, which if any of the files under > > /usr/src/sys/boot/i386 is the 3.x equivalent of the 2.2.x boot.nohdr. > > I bounced question #2 off of the person who originally wrote the > > instructions for 2.2.x, but he has not recently kept up with FreeBSD so > was > > not immediately able to answer the question. Perhaps this would be a > better > > question for the -stable mailing list. > > > > Thanks. > > > > I'm not 100% sure what you're after here, but if you simply want > to get FreeBSD booting off the NT boot menu again then just repeat > what you did with 2.2 (assuming drive C: is mounted on /mnt). > > ``dd if=/dev/<raw_fbsd_slice> of=/mnt/BOOTSECT.BSD bs=512 count=1'' > > You may have to boot FreeBSD from a floppy or the CD and select > the Fixit option. > > I found I had to recreate C:\BOOTSECT.BSD after u/g 2.2.8->3.1. > > HTH > > > __________ > > Rick Siple > > ricksiple@mpainc.com > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > -- > FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org > My Webpage http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~markov > _______________________________________________________________ > Mark Ovens, CNC Apps Engineer, Radan Computational Ltd. Bath UK > CAD/CAM solutions for Sheetmetal Working Industry > mailto:marko@uk.radan.com http://www.radan.com > > -- FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~markov _______________________________________________________________ Mark Ovens, CNC Apps Engineer, Radan Computational Ltd. Bath UK CAD/CAM solutions for Sheetmetal Working Industry mailto:marko@uk.radan.com http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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